November 23, 2022
Nigeria: People With Vitiligo Face Stigma - A Skin Doctor Calls for Better Support
Vitiligo - a disease which causes pale patches to develop on the skin and mucous membranes - can be psychologically devastating. The change in skin colour may even create doubts… Read more »
November 22, 2022
Ghana: Ghana Digitised Its Address System - Its Failure Offers Lessons to Other African Countries Creating Smart Cities
Smart urbanism is about using digital technologies to address urban problems. Across the continent, digital technologies and smart initiatives have been applied in myriad ways,… Read more »
November 21, 2022
Africa: Monkeypox - Latest Data Reveals How the Virus Has Affected Women and Non-Binary People
Since May 2022, a global outbreak of human monkeypox infections has been reported in over 78,000 people. So far, infections have overwhelmingly occurred in sexually active men who… Read more »
November 20, 2022
Nigeria: Treatment of Wastewater in Oil Fields Is Failing, Raising the Risk of Health Hazards #AfricaClimateCrisis
People need both clean, safe water and sustainable energy. That means both resources must be properly managed. But when it comes to the oil and gas industries, there's a problem. Read more »
November 17, 2022
Africa: Can an African Team Win the World Cup?
Many football lovers hope an African team will finally win the men's 2022 Fifa World Cup. The world has been waiting for this since the great Brazilian player Pelé predicted… Read more »
Senegal: Wolof Is Reclaiming Ground in Senegal As the French Language Wanes
The French language was introduced into Senegal through colonisation. According to Papa Alioune Ndao, professor of linguistics at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar: Read more »
November 16, 2022
Nigeria: Asake, the Breakout Pop Star From Nigeria Who Owned 2022
Asake's first commercial releases, beginning with the song Lady in 2020, didn't really portend a seismic shift in Nigeria's teeming Afrobeats scene. The 27-year-old genre-blending… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Has Too Many Prison Inmates Awaiting Trial. Technology Could Achieve Swifter Justice
Nigeria's prison population is more than 76,000, housed in 240 correctional centres. About 70% of these inmates are still awaiting trial. They have been arrested and charged, but… Read more »
Africa: Woman King Is Set in Benin but Filmed in South Africa - in the Process It Erases Real People's Struggles
The latest film by director Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Woman King, is about a legendary all-woman African army in the 1800s, the Amazons of Dahomey. It takes place in what is today… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Ghana: Informal Residents Show How Social Innovation Can Solve Urban Challenges
Local governments across the world have turned to what is called "urban innovation" in a bid to manage urban problems. The term refers to the use of smart data collection, digital… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Africa: Senegal and Cameroon Carry Continent's Best Hopes at World Cup 2022
The men's Fifa World Cup kicks off on 20 November in Qatar. Africa is allocated five spots in the month-long final stage of this elite competition, held every four years. Cameroon,… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Nigeria: Africa's Largest Democracy Goes to the Polls in 2023 Amid Rising Insecurity
Africa's biggest election will be held in February 2023 in Nigeria. It's the seventh successive general election in the country's 23 years of unbroken democratic government. Read more »
November 10, 2022
Togo: Togo's New Climate Policies Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Improve Air Quality - Here's How
Like many African cities, Lomé, the capital of Togo, has a pollution problem. Read more »
November 09, 2022
West Africa: Digital Activism - Study Shows the Internet Has Helped Women in Urban Ghana and Nigeria Raise Their Voices
Information technology and the internet have proven to be a strong force for building collective action groups and mobilising communities of protesters. Among the main advantages… Read more »
West Africa: Climate Change - West Africa's Oceans At Risk Because of a Lack of Monitoring
The West African Canary Current extends along the north-west African coast, from the northern Atlantic coast of Morocco to Guinea-Bissau. It's a hotspot for changes in the oceans… Read more »
November 08, 2022
West Africa: Climate Change Means Farmers in West Africa Need More Ways to Combat Pests
The link between climate change and the spread of crop pests has been established by research and evidence. Read more »
West Africa: Jihadism and Military Takeovers in West Africa - Burkina Faso Coup Highlights the Links
The West African sub-region at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert has recently attracted significant attention. The main reasons have been an increase in violent extremism and… Read more »
Nigeria: A Dumpsite Is No Place for a Child - Study Shows Nigeria's Young Waste Pickers Are At Risk
The Olusosun landfill sprawls across 100 acres (40ha) in Nigeria's largest city, Lagos. Initially situated at the outskirts of the city, it is now at the city's centre due to urban… Read more »
November 03, 2022
Togo: Renewable Energy Could Get Togo to Its Goals - Experts Identify What's in the Way
Togo is one of the poorest countries in the world, with a per capita gross domestic product of US$644. Most of the population depend on subsistence agriculture. Over 56% live in… Read more »
November 02, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Deadly Conflicts Over Water and Grazing Pasture Are Escalating - Here's Why
Violence in the Sahel is escalating, killing more than 11,000 people in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso since 2012. Such conflict has emerged for a number of reasons, including… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Ghana: Ghana's Illegal Mining Continues Because the Rules and Reality Are Disconnected
Artisanal and small-scale mining - a low-tech, indigenous mining subsector - is taking on increasing economic importance in many developing countries. Over 150 million people… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Ghana: Ghana's National Museum - Superb Restoration but Painful Stories Remain Untold
Ghana's national museum has reopened its doors after a seven-year closure to allow for major renovations. Read more »
November 01, 2022
Nigeria: Serena Williams' Investment Shows That Tech Sector Is Attractive - But Things Can Be Better
Nigeria is the leading African destination for foreign direct investments in technology startup businesses. Between 2015 and 2022, Nigerian technology startups have secured funding… Read more »
October 28, 2022
Nigeria: Abuja Terror Alert - Nigerian Government Should Not Downplay the Threat
Terrorism is one of the world's greatest security challenges. Trying to predict it is an important part of the effort to counter terrorism. Read more »
Nigeria: How Floods Affect Food Security
Food insecurity is a serious, growing problem in Nigeria. It was reported that 7 out of 10 Nigerians did not have enough to eat in 2021. Read more »